freedoms. >> and when i got a question -- the opportunity to question, they did not hold back. >> is putting more debt on us and our children. >> this bill won't be paid for. >> while the senator tried to explain, he found himself constantly on the defense. >> is not about health care reform or insurance reform. it is government controlled. >> i think the government needs to provide protections. >> after 45 minutes, the microphones were cut off, and that anger reached the boiling point perry had -- reached the boiling point. >> he did not hear what we had to say, it is not fair. >> few people seemed willing to isten to the senator's complete

answers. many of them just wanted to vent and be heard. we will also hear from a few of the supporters of the health care plan that showed up here today. we will also ask the senator cardin if he feels like enemy number one. >> healthcare protests are happening all around the country as members of congress had home for the august vacation. a day after a shoving match broke out in another one of his meetings, and iowa senator and alaska senator met with constituents. the white house says it will be fighting back against misinformation. you can go to our website t leave your comments. new at 5:00, family members

of a missing woman are holding out hope that their long search may soon be over. she hasn't been seen in 13 years. today, they picked up troubles in north washington. -- shovels in north washington. >> officials returned with heavy equipment in tow. jackie just arrived a few moments ago. the father watched over the digging and pray that his daughter's remains might finally be uncovered. they have been waiting for this for 13 years. >> my heart is happy. i knowis ts hi t the area. >> i am praying they will find her. >> as part of the agreement, he brought detectives out to the wooded area to show them where

he buried her body. a search revealed nothing. >> just to the time -- >> this latest surge is weird jonathan helped bury her. most importantly, the road was widened. she said she would do everything she could define per dollar -- and her daughter. -- to find her daughter. her parents remain hopeful they will bring her home monday. -- at one day. the reason why jackie just arrived a few moments ago is because even though 13 years have passed, this is her daughter who was missing. she has been waiting so long for

this. the work crews themselves disappointed that today's search ended up fruitless. they will be back here early tomorrow morning. we have se following -- we have been falling some breaking news where ridge road has been shut down because of a car accident. emergency crews are there on the scene. this happened at ridgewood and morningstar drive. a 13-year-old has been flown off to a hospital with life- threatening injuries. investigators artrying to determine how the crash happened. more details as they become available. services back to the orange line after a deadly incident. a man was struck and killed. he was deliberately on the tracks when the train pulled into the station. the trains shared one track for several hours while crews

investigated. there resumed regular service around 2:00 this afternoon. local districts are working hard to make sure they are ready in case of a dangerous swine flu outbreak. we are on your side with what is being done to protect these kids. gosh the school districts are telling me that they're following the cdc at their county health department guidelines. i am here outside the elementary school. they have 21 suspected cases of swine flu this past spring, none of them confirmed, none of them serious. hundreds of new schoolteachers are attending orientation this week, including recent state graduates. >> i am so excited, this is all i have never wanted to do. >> they may also be dealing with the swine flu. >> i think it is definitely something that i will have to

take precautions against. >> scrubdown with cleaner, staff and students will see a lot more hand sanitizer. there will be emphasis on hand washing. six students were told to stay home for a week. the cdc says that kids can come back sooner. >> you are supposed to be fever free for funded -- for 22 hours without thuse of metals and -- at madison -- medicine. >> at that point, they can get free shots. all designed to reassure parents. her daughter is going to going -- going into pre-k. the hope is that good sanitation practices will keep swine flu

and check and the schools open for business. if swe flu does start spreading and becoming a problem, the cdc absolutely recommends that school districts get more aggressive, like checking student's temperatures, moving desks for their part, and reverting to the seventh day of mandate. at this point, they say it is not necessary. >> of fairfax county schools have other plans to deal with swine flu this fall. the virus becomes more severe, there is reportedly a proposal to use some schools as inoculation clinics. testing for swine flu vaccine is already under way at the university of maryland. memorial service was held for the five italian tourists who died over the hudson river in a plane crash.

the other four people who lost their lives collided -- who lost their lives when they collided with a helicopter will be in the coming days. 13-month old andrew did that -- andrew johnson died of heat exposure. he had been left in a day care van for at least four hours. the license has since been revoked, but the day care remains open. the owner is charged with felony child neglect. hircine is charged with involuntary manslghter, -son, ts charged with voluntary -- and voluntary manslaughter. it will have live- and we are live with what the neighbors are saying tonight. >> workers found several glass containers here yesterday, including a flask. in it, the chemical agent mustard.

it is mostly home to a vacant houses and for sale signs. >> i am not sure who is buying. >> chemical weapons from world war one were diovered in spring valley in 2001. yesterday, workers found an open flask containing mustard behind this vacant home. the army corps of engineers said the mustard agent was recovered just 2 feet below ground level. >> we have been digging there for years. >> the digging has been going on for five years around multimillion-dollar homes. >> until the court decides, they will not find everything they need to find. >> the soil tested for -- and tested negative for dangerous chemicals, so she stayed in her

house. the army corps of engineers says that safety procedures need to be reviewed here before any more digging happens in the spring valley neighborhood. at last that was found out here has been taken to the arsenal in maryland. it is a little bit cooler outside the night. not by much. here is a first look at our forecast. >> the cloud cover out there is keeping five or six degrees below average. take a quick look at the live super ppler. a few sowherows over prince '.tyo e avthier showers areo cming into the shenandoah ll c.ey we will monitor those as they get closer to e sto arms can shows a few pockets of storms coming in this general

t willit will be an unsettled tethe atmpthe temperatures are o make a rebound in our forecast. we will talk about the weekend in a couple of minutes. coming up, wait until you hear of a woman who had the audacity to park in what he says was his parking spot. >> angry customers line up outside of best buy, demanding a $10 television. >> we have the amazing video for you. >> they are good, smart dogs. they're great with people.

the dogs that killed a man in his home have been put to sleep. >> they are seeing more pit bulls abandoned by owners no longer want them. we're live with a look at the problem that this is now causing. >> this is what we are seeing here. animals like these two dogs. they're smart, sweet, easy to

train. very hard to put in new homes because they are part pit bull. michelle taylor walked right past the pit bulls. >> i did hearb aout the story of g the guy.bll >> they have renewed the debate about that bulls. the dogs, or dangerous animals? >> they are great with people. in the wrong hands, they are often a problem. >> they keep track of the dogs they receive. >> we get an average of six calls per day, and 90% are pebbles. -- pit bulls. >> these dogs face numerous obstacles to adoption, stemming from their breed and their color. >> big black dogs are harder to get adopted.

these dogs happen to be pebbles and black dogs, so it is a bit of a cllenge. >> michele taylor feels sorry for the pit bulls waiting for homes, she still worries about bringing one and a rahm. -- bringing one into her home. the temperament and the behavior has been evaluated so that officials at the washington animal rescue -- it will be extremely difficult to get this guy adopd. virginia tech is expandg its emergency notification system. it was upgraded after the mpus shooting in 2007. they send messages by e-mail, text messaging, etc.

when an important message is posted, the software application will notify the user with details. you can download the application to your desk top or notebook computer by logging on our website. some angry customers are saying that best buy should stand by its ad even though it was a mistake. they offered a high-definition television for $9.99. it sounded too good to be true, and it was. the television usually sells for about $1,800. customers were ready to pick up their bargain tvs. >> i will be honest with you, we have been here since 9:00. >> i want my tv. >> best buy has a policy in place that automatically revoked the offers.

>> the sell the power cord. heavy winds was about all i got from hurricane felicia. it was downgraded to a tropical depression by the time it hit land. residents say it just fizzled. there is a tropical system way out in the atlantic ocean, more coming up in about 30 minutes. we will give you the particulars on a coming out. today actually not bad, upper 70's and below 80's. we are making progress. ulwe have had patches of blue sy visible every now and then. just kind of cloudy and hazy, the way it will be for the rest of the weekend.

it is currently 82 degrees in arlington. what is the spider doing there? that is craz wea hve showers and thunderstorms coming h o outf th blue ridge -- coming out of the shenandoah valley heading for the blue ridge. we also have a couple of local showers moving out across areas. this is the line that is going to drift southeast. maybe we will see if you later on this evening. you'll see more showers and thunderstorms all over the place. the impact of these thunderstorm watch and effect -- on the banks of north carolina. and there are clusters of storms of through pennsylvania. our best chance of showers and storms -- storms will be

tomorrow afternoon. here is our pollen count. aeverything else in the low range. 82 n. frederick. nice numbers for the twelfth day of august. heavy showers and storms keeping thingsnly in the 70's and below 80's. did not expect wild changes in the temperatures. as you head through saturday, it will be close to 90. although temperatures are starting to warm up from texas all the way to the canadian border. it is hard to iron out these little tiny details, but there is energy and instability in the air. they kind of hit or miss just around -- just about anywhere. we will see a chance of isolated shower or storm the next few

days. just to the west of us, things are very stable. the high humidity is out to the west as well. that will be the focus of the showers and storms, but that is the stretch of very pleasant weather. isolated showers and storms, up to 80 by midday tomorrow. showers and thunderstorms in the mid 80's. humidity levels will start to increase again. we will see isolated thunderstorms pop up every day in the forecast again. a around 90, not too far from average. at least it is not 98 or 99. >> i don't need a sweater? >> we are in the right direction. tonight, what happens -- the 17-year-old disappeared in 2001. >> mike called me when also went

missing -- alyssa went missing. he said, have you heard from her? >> that is prime time crime, followed by abc news at 11:00. coming up, a local judge accused of taking the law into his owne hands, punishing a womn who he says part in his spot. >> and a jewelry theft caught on film.

i read to this story, and it sounds like part of a movie. >> he got away with tens of millions of dollars in a highly coordinated attack. the crime all caught on tape. >> after a week of searching for the jewels and thieves with only one suspect apprehended, he has been released on bail, scotland yard is asking for the public's help involving one of the biggest crimes in british history. >> the bystanders were remarkable. the bad guys kept people at bay. by the time this eyewitness recovered, the hostages had been

released and the thieves had escaped with $65 million worth of jewels, the biggest jewelry heist in british history. it is being compared to a hollywood blockbuster. instead of ocean's 13, you could call at "two men in a taxi." they simply walked through the door. >> we would love to hear from anybody that can tell us the identity. >> two other men helped in the getaway involving three cars and one motorcycle, and 43 pieces of jewelry. this necklace diamonds surrounding a colored diamond. the thieves could destroy some of the value by breaking up the pieces.

tonight, police are conducting raids on homes to try to find the missing jewels. many think the jewels and the thieves are long gone from london. >> while. ---- wow. unbelievable. critics say is an eyesore, right next to the nationals ballpark. why the building project has been abandoned. >> and an injured dog rescue from a local dumpster. >> and what a judge is accused of doing to a car in the courthouse parkingot.

captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- a charles county judges accused of losing his temper and deflating the cars outside of his court room. -- deflating the tires of a car outside of his court room. >> you have a cleaning lady the park and one of those spaces, and a judge accused of administering this punishment out of the court room. police confirmed they are investigating who let the air out of a tire and the courthouse parking lot. a judge said he did, telling the southern maryland newspaper, "absolutely, i am guilty." >> shame on him, that is wrong.

>> cleaning person repeatedly parked in a restricted area. on monday afternoon, she parked there again. >> something should be done. if it was an innocent citizen, something should be done. >> police have a picture of the judge as he deflected the tire, taken by a jail officer. >> it will be reviewed, it will lead where it leads. >> he could face jail time. the southern maryland the newspaper, the judge said police have not interviewed him yet. if they ask him to, he will surrender. if the judge did this, he could be removed from deciding any criminal cases while this case

is pending. tonight, the judge had no comment. a man accused of setting his wife on fire has been arrested. james anderson sprayed his wife with a flammable liquid while he sat in her car. while she tried to run, he threw a lit match at her. she suffered burns to her neck and her right hand. at this video is disturbing. the humane society are trying to find a person who wrapped and injured pit bull and a garbage bag and threw her into a dumpster. the two year-old dog had extreme injury to her face and chest, but is expected to survive. there is a reward for information that leads to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the person responsible. i am sure you have seen in

yourself, but tonight, a half finished building is becoming an eyesore. nobody knows what to do with it. >> this building has 400,000 square feet, 10 stories above ground, three parking levels underground, and residents have noticed that not a lack of work has gone on here for months. today, we found out why. the only thing growing here are the weeds. for 2 foreign -- it to 0.5 months, construction materials have decayed. it was a simple -- it was a symbol of the company that went flat broke. >> there is falstaff one day, and the next day, nothing. -- there was full staff working one day, and the next day, nothing. >> many of the finished buildings remained largely vacant.

it is money wasted by construction stocks like this one. >> it is still costing $15,000 a day because they have to huge cranes that are idle. and they are running an electric utilities all the time. >> i do not own it, i technically, however, and in charge of it. >> he is trying to figure out what to do with this huge project. the banks involved asked the court to protect their assets through. -- and through wilson. >> we will determinehat it will take to complete this building. >> a sum much money had not already been spent, the banks might have ignored the project. they will spend millions more to completed. >>t will take two months to get construction going here again. the company also owns another building in the area around the corner that is completed, and

the receiver is managing that one as well. reporting live, abc 7 news. is a new arena on its way to d.c.? the owners of madison square garden has been talking about opening a new entertainment venue in the district. the venue has the least 6000 seats. msg has looked at the ball park district. the d.c. department of planning and economic develoloten declined to comment. they wil be build r. y teay be o y yea ey hathve gone permanence from e ndmalaryve department of environment, and the stimulus money to help power the project. it time now for a check on the traffic situation.

>> is not good, a very slow ride if you're trying to make the trip south out of bethesda. it is bumper-to-bumper on river road. it is followed all the way around to an accident on arlington boulevard. at last check, a major delay out of bethesda. that is the normal rush hour volume. delays began at the georgetown pike. the outer loop is extremely slow, as you can see. the next camera just north of the american -- coming toward us, it continues to be bumper- to-bumper. quickly up to the northbound side of 270 now, as you head to the german town stretch, north

of 121, normal stuff. a pretty serious accident in germantown that is blocked each way. a medevac helicopter has come and gone. making the trip from the pentagon north, lanes are open. check out the volume as you head into the district. that is a look at traffic, back to you. coming up, a new study looked to the cost of sendinnd a mom to war. children are paying a big prize. >> and what one woma what one

the chairman of the ntsb tells us that an investigation may be taking longer than originally thought. >> we hear some of the reasons why. >> not only is a challenging, but it is personal for the members of the ntsb because they live here. many of the investigators ride the metro every day. one woman says that this one

hits home. >> i had the opportunity to meet with some of the families, and knowing the devastating impact that has gone on in the lives of parents and children. people were loved very much people -- very much. >> she quickly became the column, strong voice of that june 22 redline crash. sometimes at odds with locals. >> we also need to be the truth tellers, and we need to hold up a mirror and say, this is what we are seeing. sometimes it is not good. >> we caught up with her today moving into her new office as chairman of the ntsb. >> these were some memories from 2006. >> she has been a board member for five years. at 39, she is one of the

youngest chairman ever. being the mother of three young boys keeps are focused on the victims and families when tragedy strikes. she vows that this investigation will get to the bottom of metro's problems, no matter how long it takes. >> there is a very high level of vigilance right now. the safety board is going to be focused on what we can find in this accident, not only for metro, but nationwide. >> she believes it is important to have a firsthand knowledge of what she is making resins -- and recommendations about. she is licensed to drive trucks, buse, and her next goal is a drivers -- is a pilot's license. up next, school is starting out in a few weeks. but now's the time to do something very important for your kids. >> i was basically thearmy mom of 1200

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going to work is stressful. and that is why many report joint pain and difficulty breathing. >> the children of military maugham's also suffer. -- mom's also suffer. >> they were pretty sure i was dying, so stop by arlington on the way home and pick out which one a >> she recovered from having multiple blood clots in her lungs while she was on an 18 month deployment in bosnia and a 90's. >> her doctors still don't know what caused it. >> i am a medical mystery. >> george mason university professor shows that deployment can impact on mother pose a health and her children's

behavioral health -- the can have an impact on a mother's health and her children's behavioral health. before her mother w deployed, ng eeyedsk i erin y behavior ririndngduer a ad. wftor nd >> to make that sudden shift at that time in her life created a ethr of percussis next five years. >> theed,av erhangt bu but they were forced to cope with the reality that all military children face. >> it wasn't a business tri i was inar myhild c reundeod i i wase in the army mama " hundred personnel in a combat zone. -- i was the army mom of 100 personnel in a combat zone.

>> they hope it leads to better support to all military families and their children. is almost back-to-school time, time for children to relearn those good sleeping habits. pediatricians say proper sleep is critical when it comes to socialization and academic performance. school age kids require at least nine hours, depending on their age. getting the better early is not going to be easy, so start making the switch soon. >> i would say no later than one week prior, you want to get them back on the schedule. >> the doctor says you can break that bedtime pattern by creating a quiet, comfortable sleep haven. no radio, no tv, and no video games in the bedroom. >> it should be all year round. the safeway grocery chain is

trying to lure budget conscious shoppers with their announcement today, cutting prices up to 25%. prices will be cut on paper products, laundry supplies, and coffee. whole foods also cut their prices on key items. discover card customers will soon not be charged extra for going over their credit limit. they will soon end of the fee they charge when customers overspend. the new regulation will going to affect in february. a local contestant is back in the hot seat tonight on "who wants to be a millionaire." so far, he has made it to $16,000. you will have the tendency if he makes it to the $1 million question. a special 10 year anniversary edition of the show is right here on abc 7.

>> did he give you a hint? >> his wife has not quit her job. who knows what that means? >> raided the that what you will. -- read into that what you will. health care town hall attention has come to the washington area and maryland. we will show you how senator cardin and all those angry people. and some airlines are trying to make deals to swap their slots at busy airports including reagan national. and president obama and handed out some prestigious awards to 16 people who have served humanity in a variety of ways. and we want to check in now with doug hill. >> temperatures eight or nine degrees cooler in some spots that was yesterday.

we are making progress, just kind oflo cy out there. th'tcwa hing a couple of hours at have shown up just south imore. -- a couple oershows that have shownpso jt usuth of baltimore. heare drifting down to the south an stohe toueahe rstig no for .ut some light showers locally our storms can, we are attracting more showers and thunderstorms. a big cluster across the coast of carolina. more showersonst n coaalew england up through the jersey beaches. oure es more widespread storms will be tomorrow. let's go to the rooftop camera. at s pider on this one. comfortable dnwedaes comfortabn

inch or rain. forecasters believe that it could become the first tropical storm of the season tomorrow. it is way out in the atlantic, expected to west -- it to miss all island areas and the land. more coming up at 6:00. and you are monitoring and tracking the redskins for us? >> they play their first exhibition game tomorrow night. in new york, against the giants as a timber 13. so much of the success of this team and the future of their coach depends on jason campbell. >> i am staying focused, putting all that behind me. i am not trying to bring it up. >> the sports illustrated thing, they went crazy. >> it got brought back up again.

there is going to be trouble, trials, and some things you have overcome. >> what gets me is that people have short memories. you were 6-2, having an unbelievable season. >> but is more, what have you done for me lately? there are a number of things that went wrong for us. you are already in the position that people look up to. >> now more than ever, at your joined at the hip. >> we need each other. we need the whole team. there are not one or two people that will get it done, we need everybody. we are trying to achieve it as a team. >> what does it take to get over that hump? >> we are close.

people say we're not close, but there were teams -- there were games or decided by seven or less points. it is a great opportunity for us. if we can stay healthy. >> the real battle is right behind jason campbell. united states is playing in the world cup soccer qualifier. mexico has taken a 2-1 lead keeping the pressure on usa. the highlights at 6:00. female announcer: from jennifer, while supplies last, this luxurious microfiber sofa and chair for just $399. our most dramatic offer ever:

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an investigation of a series of murders and brazil has taken a strange twist. >> the host of a popular crime show is behind it in an attempt to boost his ratings. >> he made a name for himself as the hard hitting front man to the popular televisionhe captura

violent crimes, until police discovered he was actually behind the violent crimes. brazilian authorities allege they are involved in drug trafficking, and a range of five murders of rival drug dealers. he went as far as creating facts and ordering that prime's be committed to generate news for the program. his knowledge of the murders allowed him to get exclusive video and boost ratings for his tv show. the orders always came from him or his son. they ordered the tv crews to get to the scene before police. people who work this case have all been threatened. he became a media personality after his career and the police force and in disgrace. he was fired and evolving at theft. he turned his television fame into a career in the state

gislature. he got elected three times. he says the latest accusations are false and blames his political opponent for trying to smear him. that is all for abc 7 news at 5:00. this is not about health care reform, it is how the government controls -- >> the senator gets an earful. a high-profile college coaches in the middle of an extortion plot. >> and live at reg and international airport, new routes and maybe a new airline. next. live, and in hd. on your sise. -- side. >> maryland voters took their questions straight to senator ben cardin today. questions straight to senator ben cardin today.